Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has a problem with telling the truth. That fact was highlighted during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate and again the next day. He's apparently been telling a lie for years about being in China in June 1989, when the communist government cracked down on...

Israel has launched fresh airstrikes in Syria plunging the Middle East into further crisis. According to reports Syrian air defences intercepted projectiles off the coast of Jableh, a city on the north west coast. As [...] The post Israel Strikes Russia’s Khmeimim Airbase In Syria appeared first on The People's Voice.

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When people think about things that are smuggled, the first thing that comes to mind is usually drugs. Then, there are banned and controlled items, such as ivory and weapons. But the truth is that throughout history, all kinds of things have been smuggled. Basically, for as long as authorities have been taxing and controlling […] The post 10 Strange and Unexpected Things Smuggled into Strict Authoritarian Countries appeared first on Listverse.

Under the waterline lies a vast world of mystery and wonder, home to some of the most beguiling creatures on Earth. Marine life can be shocking, that’s for sure, and at times incredibly dangerous, but it never fails to be astounding. In this list, we will be delving into the underwater world, from the shallows […] The post Ten Astonishing Stories about Underwater Life appeared first on Listverse.

Open the Books was founded in 2011 on a simple principle: Taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going and how it’s being spent.  Americans are paying “property taxes to fund local education, so wouldn’t you like to know where that money is going?” asks Matthew Tyrmand, deputy director at large of the Florida-based nonprofit Open the Books.  Working at the federal, state, and local level, Open the Books files thousands of Freedom of Information Act requests every year with the aim of obtaining and publishing government spending records.  For every state in the U.S., Open the Books publishes a “checkbook” detailing how much the state spends annually and on what.  Tyrmand joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” as part of this week’s money and transparency series. He share the history of Open the Books and takes time to honor the organization’s founder, Adam Andrzejewski, who passed away unexpectedly in August. Listen to the podcast below: The post Do You Know Where Your Tax Dollars Go? Now You Can appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Wearing high heels or flats to work is a small thing most women don’t give too much thought to, but when seconds matter while running to a bomb shelter, a simple decision over footwear becomes critical.  Most women in Israel don’t wear heels because, when the sirens sound, Israelis have only about 30 seconds to make it to a bomb shelter, Yael Eckstein, president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, explains.  Yael Eckstein stands with Israel Defense Forces soldiers. (Arik Shraga/International Fellowship of Christians and Jews) “Just the other day, four days ago, we woke up at 5 a.m. to a siren sounding,” said Eckstein, who lives in Israel with her husband and four children. “We had 90 seconds to wake up our four kids and get them to our shelter in time. Thank God we have a shelter in our home, but even 90 seconds to wake up the kids, get them down to the shelter, we didn’t have time to bring our puppy, and so my kids were crying that the puppy was outside, and I had to make the decision of keeping my kids safe or going out and getting the puppy and risking our lives.”  For people living in Israel, these are “everyday situations,” she says.  When Iran launched 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday, Eckstein had just landed in the U.S. with three of her children for a trip working with American churches to mark the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. At home, her husband, son, and other family members were huddled in the bomb shelter, and it’s at moments like those, according to Eckstein, that “prayers are our strongest weapon.”  Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system was successful in intercepting most of Iran’s missiles on Tuesday, and no life was lost in Israel as a result of the strike, though a Palestinian was killed in the West Bank from shrapnel from Iran’s attack.  Through her work with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Eckstein has been a part of placing thousands of bomb shelters across Israel, and specifically around school bus stops. “We realize children are very, very vulnerable when they’re waiting for the bus stop or getting off at a bus stop,” said Eckstein, adding that the fellowship has “placed bomb shelters on every single school bus stop from 0 to 9 [kilometers] from the northern border that have saved dozens, if not hundreds, of lives of children.”  Children run to a bomb shelter in Israel. (Israel Yosef/International Fellowship of Christians and Jews) Eckstein joins “Problematic Women” to discuss Iran’s recent attack on Israel and commemorate the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.  Also on today’s show, we discuss the biggest moments from the vice presidential debate on Tuesday night.  Listen to the podcast below: The post Running to Bomb Shelters and Other ‘Everyday Situations’ for Israelis appeared first on The Daily Signal.